Council lines out ordinance enforcement, begins water project

The Sundance City Council has taken the necessary steps to direct the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, with whom the city contracts for law enforcement coverage, to enforce certain city ordinances while appointing a special municipal officer to issue civil citations.

The council has been working towards this goal since last year, with the intent of having deputies enforce a select number of ordinances while leaving the civil ones to Public Works Director Mac Erickson as the city’s enforcement officer.

Sheriff Jeff Hodge met with Council Member Joe Wilson earlier this year to go over the city’s o...